PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronaldo Ferreira has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Cage's chin.

Cage
vs
Ferreira

182 cm
24
199 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

186 cm
24
197 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

TKO Vegas

Cagewars Clothing
Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronaldo Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ferreira throws a series of punches but Cage avoids them all with ease.
A clash of legs there as Cage blocks the low kick.
Cage slips under a jab from Ferreira.
Ferreira shoots in and drives through. Cage sprawls well.
Cage with a jab.
Cage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Cage misses

and Ferreira counters with a flying knee that drops Cage!
Cage on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cage tries to get out of the position.
Cage pulls Ferreira in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferreira throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Ferreira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira laying and praying for a moment but Cage takes advantage and regains half guard.
Ferreira is looking to advance position but Cage won't allow it.
Ferreira is trying to control the action in half guard but Cage is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ferreira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cage defending well though.
Ferreira is trying to control the action in half guard but Cage is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ferreira keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ferreira on the ground.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferreira avoids the head kick by Cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
Johnny Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Cage as he checks the leg kick.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Cage.
Ferreira tries to clinch up but Cage circles away and keeps his distance.
Cage missing with a left hand there. Ferreira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cage tries to score with a low kick but Ferreira moves his leg out of the way.
Cage takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Cage is looking to chop away at Ferreira's legs.
Cage throws a head kick that half lands.
Ferreira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Cage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferreira throws out the jab.
Ferreira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ferreira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good shot there by Ferreira.
Ferreira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cage circles away quickly and effectively.
Cage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferreira connects with a nice looking jab.
Ferreira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, jab by Ferreira - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira needs to keep his hands up - Cage had a free shot at his head there.
Ferreira lands a nice looking body shot.
Cage throws a leg kick which misses Ferreira's front leg but catches the back leg as Ferreira tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Ferreira with that takedown attempt.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Ferreira.
Ferreira looks for a takedown but Cage sprawls well.
Cage motions for Ferreira to come forward. Cage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cage checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cage scores with a body shot.
Ferreira looks gassed!
Cage thumps Ferreira with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ronaldo Ferreira will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A head kick by Cage misses
and Ferreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferreira slips a jab and a cross from Cage.
Ferreira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ferreira moves out of range of the leg kick from Cage.
Ferreira blocks a head kick by Cage.
Johnny Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage misses with a hook.
Ferreira tries to bum rush Cage with a series of wild strikes but Cage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferreira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cage throws a leg kick but Ferreira moved away.
Horrible takedown by Ferreira or perhaps it was just good defense by Cage which made him look bad.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cage. That's going to slow Ferreira down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cage wants to land a leg kick but Ferreira is out of range.
Cage attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira looks to land a right hand but Cage moved out of range.
Cage ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Cage looks to throw the jab but Ferreira is out of range.
Ferreira throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
Ferreira throws an overhand right that lands on Cage's shoulder, as Cage tries to avoid the shot.
Ferreira cracks Cage with an open hand slap.
Cage tries to score with a low kick but Ferreira moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Cage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferreira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cage circles away.
Cage misses with a kick to the body
and Ferreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ferreira throws a hook but Cage avoids it easily.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
Ferreira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ferreira wants to land a leg kick but Cage is out of range.
Cage throws a leg kick but Ferreira moved away.
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cage but Cage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Ferreira.
Cage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronaldo Ferreira seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a good cross that connects.
Cage looks to throw the jab but Ferreira is out of range.
Cage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Ferreira misses.
A head kick from Cage lands but Ferreira takes it in his stride.
Cage scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Cage misses
and Cage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Cage does no damage.
Ferreira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cage tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage lands a jab to the head.
Ferreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cage lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cage misses with a hook. Ferreira ducked under it nicely.
Ferreira throws a front kick aimed at Cage's knee but Cage avoids it well.
Ferreira lands with a straight right. Cage didn't see that one coming.
Ferreira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cage in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
Cage defending well as Ferreira loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cage dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ronaldo Ferreira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cage tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferreira thumps Cage with a low kick.
Ferreira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ferreira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Ferreira.
Cage slips under a jab from Ferreira.
Ferreira tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferreira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cage thows a body kick. Ferreira tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut.
Ferreira throws a push kick but Cage slaps the foot to one side.
Cage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferreira checks a leg kick.
Ferreira checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ferreira is working for takedown but Cage is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ferreira presses Cage against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cage gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ferreira.

Ferreira breaks the clinch.

Ferreira shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ferreira was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cage wants to control but Ferreira is having none of it.

Ferreira is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cage is surviving well by controlling Ferreira's body position as best he can.
Ferreira with shots to the head and body - Cage looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira dominating with strikes here.
Cage tries to hold on but Ferreira pushes him away.
Ferreira scoring with strikes but Cage is staying in there.
Cage wants to control but Ferreira is having none of it.
Ferreira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cage is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Ferreira landing shots from mount.
Ferreira postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cage looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ferreira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cage is looking to escape.
Ferreira in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ferreira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferreira landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage wants to control but Ferreira is having none of it.
Cage reaches up and holds on to Ferreira to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Ferreira really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cage walks into a straight right hand from Ferreira.
Cage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ferreira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Cage is rocked!
Ferreira thuds his right hand into Cage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Cage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cage scores with a head kick.
Cage seems to have got his legs back now.
Cage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ferreira slips under a jab.
Ferreira fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferreira misses the target.
Cage feints and then cracks Ferreira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ferreira down.
Ferreira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cage. Cage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cage swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Cage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferreira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cage throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage tries to land a leg kick but Ferreira saw it coming and moves away.

Ferreira scores a takedown into full mount!
Ferreira wants to control the pace but Cage is squirming around nicely.
Ferreira with the ground and pound from mount.
Ferreira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ferreira lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ferreira breaks from Cage's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ferreira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cage is looking to escape.
Ferreira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ferreira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ferreira controlling from the full mount.
Ferreira trying to control but Cage is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ferreira looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ferreira thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cage avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ferreira.
Ferreira throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cage because Ferreira loaded up on that one.
Cage is squirming around, avoiding Ferreira's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Ferreira dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Cage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Ferreira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cage swivels and escapes.
Cage checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ferreira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cage.
A big left from Cage misses.
Cage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cage looks to land a body kick but Ferreira moved away.
Cage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ferreira's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Ferreira shoots in for a double leg but Cage sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab lands there for Ferreira.
Ferreira is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cage pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to clinch up.
Ferreira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cage throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferreira.
Cage staying out of range there.
Ferreira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cage counters with a nice uppercut.
Cage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Cage misses.
Cage lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cage.
Ferreira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferreira misses with a low kick.
Cage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferreira misses with the combination.
Ferreira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cage lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ferreira takes a step back to recover.
Cage cracks Ferreira with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cage, right into the meat.
A head kick by Cage misses
and Ferreira counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ferreira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cage cracks the inside of Ferreira's front leg.
Cage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cage explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cage.
Cage scores with a jab to the head.
Cage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage is looking to slow Ferreira down with leg kicks.
Cage is looking to chop away at Ferreira's legs.
Cage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ferreira's calf.
Cage stuffs the takedown attempt from Ferreira. Ferreira gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Ferreira.
Cage throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cage scoring well with a low kick there.
Ferreira moves out of range of the leg kick from Cage.
Ferreira blocks a head kick by Cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage misses with a wild combination.
Cage swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferreira.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cage showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ferreira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Ronaldo Ferreira!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Ronaldo Ferreira!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Ronaldo Ferreira!

Ronaldo Ferreira wins by unanimous decision!
Ronaldo Ferreira is the new middleweight champion!